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I WROTE A POEM!!! I WROTE A POEM!!! I'M SO PROUD OF MYSELF!!!!
IT'S NOT THE DEEPEST OR RHYMIEST OR SWEETEST POEM BUT IT'S A POEM AND MEANS A LITTLE TO ME!!! I WROTE A POEM!!!!
Excuse me. Mr. Midnight--could you read me a rhyme?
It doesn't matter what of...

My head, a 7 ton weight
Blurry vision, so close to heavens gate
Faint of breath, heavy chest
Too much in mind, can’t rest
Give back my oxygen
For I can not speak
My love, your blood has made me weak
The only feeling, chills, floating on the surface of my...

Daniel came a-running
We were meeting in the sun
Daniel was a dead man
When the night had just begun
Red sweater and red shoes
On a tree branch, then a call
Bloodred sweater, bloodred shoes
And blood in the waterfall
The seas changed their direction...

I still remember the dark dirty floor
of the toy shed in the backyard.
The pain as every piece of clothing I had on
was getting torn off in fast motions.
The hand covering my
mouth as I screamed for someone to help me.
The help never came.
As I screamed with the sweaty hand over...